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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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